At the far end of Boat Lagoon Marina, two of Phuket’s longest-running small-group tour brands operate from the same base at Soho Pool Club. Two Sea Tour, the eco-minded sister brand, has been part of Phuket’s tour scene for more than 15 years, and today its guests travel on the same small-group departures run by its sister operation, Simba Sea Trips — the same boats, the same in-house crews, and the same hard cap of a maximum of 18 adults per departure.
The two brands sit under one company, Simba Sea Trips Co., Ltd, which holds TAT Licence 34/02111 and has operated continuously since 2005. Guests who book through Two Sea Tour join the group’s early-departure days across the Andaman: Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island, with its sea caves, hidden hongs and limestone karsts; the sunrise run to the Phi Phi Islands; and whole-boat private charters for groups who want the day to themselves.
"Running two brands off one base only works if the standard is identical on every boat," said owner-operator Paul Chappell, a 23-year professional airline captain who sets the marine operating procedures both brands run on. "A Two Sea Tour guest and a Simba guest get the same crew, the same briefing, the same boat. The brand on the booking doesn’t change the day."
Two Sea Tour built its own reputation over more than a decade of small-group touring — it is 5-star rated from more than 2,300 TripAdvisor reviews — with a following among travellers drawn to its quieter, eco-conscious framing: smaller groups, early departures that spread visitors away from peak congestion at the bay’s best-known stops, and crews trained in-house rather than hired boat by boat.
Every departure is all-inclusive — hotel transfers, light breakfast at Soho Pool Club, lunch, snorkel gear where the route includes reef stops, life jackets and national park fees — with free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, the same policy across both brands.
Bookings and enquiries: info@twoseatour.com, +66 81 787 7702, or WhatsApp +66 62 979 9974.
For travellers comparing the two names side by side, the honest answer from the company is that there’s no wrong door: both lead to the same boats, the same crews, and the same 20-year operating record on the Andaman Sea.